Re: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-22 Thread mbsoftwaresolutions

On 2019-02-05 05:50, Chris Davis wrote:

It's all server 2016

-Original Message-
From: ProfoxTech  On Behalf Of Alan 
Bourke

Sent: Tuesday, 05 February 2019 10:29
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Subject: Re: VFP application issues on new server

What are the operating systems in question ?

There was an issue recently with an update to Windows 10 1803 causing
weird DBF problems due to SMB caching, which I believe are fixed in
Windows 10 1809.

Another thing it could be is the Windows Server indexing service which
may be on and indexing everything depending on what flavour of Windows
Server it is. It could also be online backup software that monitors
locations for cloud backup.



Hi Chris,

What became of this?  My client has an old 2003 VFP app (using VFP 
backend) and was having weird problems too.  Never could figure it out.  
I'd be interested in how you fixed this.


Thanks,
--Mike

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RE: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-06 Thread Chris Davis
I will double check, but I believe it is a dedicated physical box in a data 
centre, which then has the two virtual machines running on it.

It's definitely not a file share across the internet as when it works its fine

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When you say the RDS and app server are in the cloud, to me this would be 
ringing alarm bells unless both server instances  are on same physical host all 
the time. Is this Azure or something? Otherwise you are essentially running a 
file share across the internet.


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Re: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-06 Thread Alan Bourke


When you say the RDS and app server are in the cloud, to me this would be 
ringing alarm bells unless both server instances  are on same physical host all 
the time. Is this Azure or something? Otherwise you are essentially running a 
file share across the internet.


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  alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm

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RE: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-05 Thread Chris Davis
Hi both thanks for the replies,
Yes we use a loader program that copies the .exe and a few other files into the 
%appdata% folder of the logged on user.

The .exe then opens the .dbc which is located on the other virtual machine.

If we move the data from the file server to the rds server so all the clients 
are using it locally ... i.e.

Instead of \\fileserver\ourshare

It points to 

C:\shareddata

It works without issue, move the data back to the share and we get the random 
errors.

The app is proven to work over many years, the only thing that’s changed is the 
environment, server 2016 virtual machines on one physical host and the clients 
connecting in from the rds box.

We have the same app elsewhere being used from a rds box as the client without 
issue.

If anything this is the highest spec server its ever lived on, ssd drives on 
the physical host etc etc.



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As Tracy says, write or get a loader program that loads a copy of the 
executable to the host machine. That way the .exe will be co-resident all the 
time.

Dave Crozier
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From: ProFox  On Behalf Of Chris Davis
Sent: 05 February 2019 09:26
To: profox@leafe.com
Subject: VFP application issues on new server

Hi All

We have an app, which has lived on windows PC's and a windows server (on 
premisis) for years which has worked without issue.

Nothing fancy going on!

It has now been moved onto two virtual machines, both on the same host in the 
cloud.

One machine is acting as the file server and one as a RDS box.

All the users are connecting in using a remote desktop.

The client side of the app is designed in such a way that locally on the client 
it uses dedicated files in %appdata%.

The app works but the user are experiencing regular 2005 and 1104 error 
messages.

Simply waiting a period of time (usually over a minute) whatever the issue is 
clears and the app continues.

Any idea what it is about this environment that causes this issue?

We have ruled out the anti virus solution used by having it uninstalled, but 
the problems persist.

TIA

Chris.



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RE: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-05 Thread Dave Crozier
As Tracy says, write or get a loader program that loads a copy of the 
executable to the host machine. That way the .exe will be co-resident all the 
time.

Dave Crozier
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From: ProFox  On Behalf Of Chris Davis
Sent: 05 February 2019 09:26
To: profox@leafe.com
Subject: VFP application issues on new server

Hi All

We have an app, which has lived on windows PC's and a windows server (on 
premisis) for years which has worked without issue.

Nothing fancy going on!

It has now been moved onto two virtual machines, both on the same host in the 
cloud.

One machine is acting as the file server and one as a RDS box.

All the users are connecting in using a remote desktop.

The client side of the app is designed in such a way that locally on the client 
it uses dedicated files in %appdata%.

The app works but the user are experiencing regular 2005 and 1104 error 
messages.

Simply waiting a period of time (usually over a minute) whatever the issue is 
clears and the app continues.

Any idea what it is about this environment that causes this issue?

We have ruled out the anti virus solution used by having it uninstalled, but 
the problems persist.

TIA

Chris.



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RE: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-05 Thread Tracy Pearson
If the executable is on the host where the data is stored and not where the
RDP session connects, you may have network issues. 

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Davis
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Subject: RE: VFP application issues on new server

As far as I'm aware the backups will be being taken as an image of the
virtual machine but I will check.

I don't think it's indexing related as if we move the data to the RDS box
(i.e. the data is on the same box as the client) it works fine, so whatever
the issue is seems to be network related but the network is running at full
tilt, and obviously there is no physical network between the two machines as
they are both of the same physical host


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RE: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-05 Thread Chris Davis
As far as I'm aware the backups will be being taken as an image of the virtual 
machine but I will check.

I don't think it's indexing related as if we move the data to the RDS box (i.e. 
the data is on the same box as the client) it works fine, so whatever the issue 
is seems to be network related but the network is running at full tilt, and 
obviously there is no physical network between the two machines as they are 
both of the same physical host

-Original Message-
From: ProfoxTech  On Behalf Of Alan Bourke
Sent: Tuesday, 05 February 2019 10:29
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: VFP application issues on new server

What are the operating systems in question ?

There was an issue recently with an update to Windows 10 1803 causing weird DBF 
problems due to SMB caching, which I believe are fixed in Windows 10 1809.

Another thing it could be is the Windows Server indexing service which may be 
on and indexing everything depending on what flavour of Windows Server it is. 
It could also be online backup software that monitors locations for cloud 
backup.

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RE: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-05 Thread Chris Davis
It's all server 2016

-Original Message-
From: ProfoxTech  On Behalf Of Alan Bourke
Sent: Tuesday, 05 February 2019 10:29
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Subject: Re: VFP application issues on new server

What are the operating systems in question ?

There was an issue recently with an update to Windows 10 1803 causing weird DBF 
problems due to SMB caching, which I believe are fixed in Windows 10 1809.

Another thing it could be is the Windows Server indexing service which may be 
on and indexing everything depending on what flavour of Windows Server it is. 
It could also be online backup software that monitors locations for cloud 
backup.

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  alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm

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Re: VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-05 Thread Alan Bourke
What are the operating systems in question ?

There was an issue recently with an update to Windows 10 1803 causing weird DBF 
problems due to SMB caching, which I believe are fixed in Windows 10 1809.

Another thing it could be is the Windows Server indexing service which may be 
on and indexing everything depending on what flavour of Windows Server it is. 
It could also be online backup software that monitors locations for cloud 
backup.

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VFP application issues on new server

2019-02-05 Thread Chris Davis
Hi All

We have an app, which has lived on windows PC's and a windows server (on 
premisis) for years which has worked without issue.

Nothing fancy going on!

It has now been moved onto two virtual machines, both on the same host in the 
cloud.

One machine is acting as the file server and one as a RDS box.

All the users are connecting in using a remote desktop.

The client side of the app is designed in such a way that locally on the client 
it uses dedicated files in %appdata%.

The app works but the user are experiencing regular 2005 and 1104 error 
messages.

Simply waiting a period of time (usually over a minute) whatever the issue is 
clears and the app continues.

Any idea what it is about this environment that causes this issue?

We have ruled out the anti virus solution used by having it uninstalled, but 
the problems persist.

TIA

Chris.



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